Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve


Our Water..Our Legacy..Our Responsibility

Man Fasts to Protest Mine

Below is a statement from Scott Rutherford, a U.P. resident that has decided to fast in response to the continued construction of the Eagle Mine on the Yellow Dog Plains. Why I’m Fasting to Halt Construction of the Eagle Mine Friends, On July 9, I began a water-only, open ended fast to protest the construction of [...]

July 20th, 2011
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Road Development Discussed at Meeting

The development of a new public road will be on the agenda during the next Marquette County Road Commission meeting. The meeting is scheduled for October 7, 2010 at 6:30pm and will be held at the Ispheming Township Hall (1575 US 41). This proposed road will a likely alternative to the Woodland Road and be [...]

October 4th, 2010
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Breeding Bird Survey needs Volunteers

As part of our mission, YDWP will continue to collect as much scientific data as we can to document the conditions of the watershed. We will be conducting a Breeding Bird Survey on June 12, 2010 and need more people to help collect information. If you like to go birding or just to be outdoors, [...]

June 4th, 2010
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Rally at the Capitol

We are taking the cause down to Lansing as we rally on the capitol steps. Please read below for more information and attend if you can! Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:00 am – Gather on the Capitol Lawn 11:30 – 2:00pm Reading of the Environmental Justice Petition                                  Reading a Tribal Rights Statement                                  Performance [...]

June 1st, 2010
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Rio Tinto’s Idea of Community Relations

This morning I witnessed a scene that I hoped I never would. As most of you know, a group of citizens, both tribal and non, have been occupying the land known as Eagle Rock for over a month now. They have tents up, a cooking shelter, a sacred fire, and flags flying in the wind [...]

May 27th, 2010
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